Toothbrush holder



ec. 17, 1935. R KlRMSS 2,024,692

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Patented Dec. 17, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TOOTHBRUSH HOLDER Richard Kirmss, Brooklyn, N. Y. Application July 7, 1933, Serial No. 679,279 2 Claims. (C1. 20G-15.1)

The present invention relates to an improvement in tooth brush receptacles and has for its object an improvement in the means for attachment and detachment of the receptacle from a wall ailiXed base, so that the receptacle may be removed and deposited in a bag or suit case when the user is traveling and may be readily and quickly replaced on its wall support.

Another feature is an improved means for delivering the tooth brush from the holder when. desired with an easily, manually operated means.

'I'hese and other features will be apprehended as the herein description proceeds, and it is obvious that changes may be made in the structure herein without departing from the spirit hereof or the scope of the claims herein.

In the drawing,

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the receptacle, mounted on its wall aliixed base;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the receptacle partly broken away and removed from its wall base;

Fig. 3 is a side view of the wall base;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view of the rear of the receptacle;

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view of the receptacle, taken on the line 5 5, Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrow; and

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the brush lifter slide, removed from receptacle.

The receptacle comprises a rectangular housing I, having four walls and is made of any suitable sheet material such as metal, or celluloid, said housing being elongated in its vertical dimensions, when used as a wall supported means, to house a single tooth brush B, shown dotted in Fig. 5. It has an open bottom 1, two side walls 5 and 6, a front wall 3 and a rear wall 4, and its upper open end is closed by a snap cover I3, pivoted by ears Ill-I0 to the upper of the housing on a pivot pin II, which is held by extensions 8-8 of the housing, Fig. 4. A- tension spring I2 coiled about the shaft II and having one of its ends pressing upon the lid I3, keeps the said lid in normally closed position, as in Fig. 5.

Interiorly mounted within the receptacle is a slidable brush lifter comprised of a single strip of material bent to form a vertical wall I 9, and a right angled oifset platform 20, and as in Fig. 6, the wall I9 is provided with a threaded stud I8, which is riveted to said wall, as at 2I.

The front wall 3 is provided with an elongated Slot I1, through which the threaded stud I8 protrudes when the brush lifter is in its normal nonoperative position as in Fig. 5. It will thus be seen that the platform 2B, forms a movable bottom closure for the open bottom end of the receptacle.

A threaded linger nut 22 is then screwed tightly on the Vstud I8, and affords means, for lifting the brush B upwardly, as shown dotted at A, Fig. 5, such lifting action, causing the brush B to push up the snap cover I3, as shown dotted and exposing enough of the brush end to enable the user to remove the brush for use. To replace the brush, the snap lid is raised, the brush is dropped into the receptacle and the lid automatically closes when the lifter le-Z regains its; normal lower brush holding position. The two terminals of the slot Il', act as stops to limit the movement of the brush lifter in either direction.

The wall base member 2 as shown in Figs. l and 3, comprises a strip of suitable material is bored at or near its both ends to receive wall fastening-screws, which have a shouldered portion I6, directly under the slotted heads I5, so that when the base plate 2 is aiiixed to a wall by the screws, a space is left between the front face of plate 2 and the screw head I5.

The rear wall 4 of the receptacle is provided with a pair of keyhole or bayonet slots I4-I4, Figs. 4 and 5, which register with the screw heads I5-I5, so that, by entering the screw heads into the large portion of the holes IIL-I4, and then pushing the receptacle downward, the underside of the heads I5 are engaged with the inside face of the rear wall ll, and upon the screw shoulders I6-I6, and the receptacle is thus removably attached to the base plate 2.

As thus described the receptacle is removably ailixed to its wall base plate. If the user desires to take the receptacle and brush, during travel, the receptacle isr lifted upwardly and is thereby detached from the plate 2 and may then be packed with the travel luggage.

I claim as my invention:

1. A tooth brush receptacle, including in combination, a tooth brush completely enclosed therein, and comprising a vertically wall mounted casing open at both ends, a spring closed, vertically operating cover closing one end, a vertically movable interiorly located slide wall adjacent the inner face of one Wall of the casing and having a brush supporting platform thereon, said platform forming a movable bottom for one end of said casing, said wall being provided with a vertical slot therein and a single stud located external to said wall and connected to said slide wall through said slot, for manual, vertical reciprocation of said platform,v to cause the enclosed brush to open said cover when the slide wall is lifted.

2. A tooth brush receptacle, including, in comcasing, said wall having an elongate vertical slot bination, atooth brush completely enclosed theretherein and a single stud located externally of in; and comprising a vertically Wall mounted said wall and being connected through said slot casing open at both ends, a vertically operating, to said slide wall for manual vertical reciproca- 5 spring closed, hinged cover at the upper end of tion of said platform, to cause the enclosed brush 5 said casing, a vertically movable, nteriorly to open said cover when the slide Wall and platmounted slide Wall adjacent the inner face of one form are lifted, adjacent walls of the casing act- Wall of the casing and having a brush supporting as guides for said movable slide Wall and ing platform thereon, said platform forming a platform.

10 movable closure for the bottom open end of said RICHARD KIRMSS. 10 

